The character in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily'' Emily Grierson is a character who changes quite a bit from the beginning to the end. Emily is a mysterious figure who changes from a vibrant and hopeful young girl to a cloistered and secretive old woman. She seems devastated and alone after her father's death, and she turns out to be an object of pity for the townspeople. Emily is a prime example of people changing in order to adapt to the changes of reality. Emily increasingly disconnects from her community, more and more throughout the story. Miss Emily suffers from schizophrenia because she shows the symptoms of withdrawing from society. Throughout Emily’s life, her father, the townspeople highly respected, kept Emily clothed in believing no …show more content…
The author states, ¨After her father’s death She rarely went out - said Emily began to isolate herself from everyone and the world. It was at this time that the town "could pity" her, and with her now "left alone, and a pauper" she was finally "humanized". The people of Jefferson did not once question Emily or consider her a threat to others because she covered up her absurd actions. Aside from her father, she meets with a blue-collar worker from the North, Homer Barron as her love interest. Faulkner claims ¨he liked men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks club and that he was not a marrying man¨ Faulkner implies Homer is not a man who intends to marry. Aware that Emily executes Homer, so he will be with her forever but Emily drops out of society after she kills him. Although townspeople just pity her and no proper treatment was given to Emily, she shows definite symptoms of schizophrenia. Another reason why Emily suffers from schizophrenia is her peculiar behaviors. Emily refuses to accept the death of her father and kills Homer because she is fearful of letting him go just like her father. She goes and